Former diversity manager for Facebook and Nike gets five years in prison for stealing $5 million
A former diversity program manager at Nike and Facebook who stole more than $5 million from major corporations to support a lavish lifestyle has been sentenced to five years in prison. United States Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Georgia. Barbara Farlow Smiles, 38, organized false business meetings, invoices, Juneteenth celebrations and other events to line […]
NBA Prospects’ Manager Arrested After Woman Allegedly Woke Up To Find Him Raping Her
Miami Police arrested 38-year-old Carl Jordan on charges of sexual battery of a physically helpless victim. An arrest report indicated a group of women met three NBA prospects and Jordan, their manager, at a Midtown Miami restaurant in April. It is alleged that the group ate and consumed alcohol at the restaurant, then went to […]
Ex-diversity manager Facebook, Nike sentenced for stealing $5M
A former diversity program manager at Facebook and Nike who stole more than $5 million from the giant companies to fund a “luxury lifestyle” was sentenced Monday to five years in prison and ordered to repay the large sum. Barbara Farlow Smiles, 38, organized fake business meetings, invoices, Juneteenth celebrations and other events to line […]
Ex-DEI Manager At Facebook And Nike Sentenced For Multi-Million Dollar Fraud
A photo taken on May 14, 2012 in Paris shows an illustration made of figurines placed in front of Facebook’s homepage (Photo by Joël SAGET/AFP) (Photo credit goes to JOEL SAGET/AFP via Getty Images) OAN’s Avril Elfie1:19pm – Tuesday, May 14, 2024 A former diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) manager for Facebook and Nike has […]
‘Excessive Greed’: Former DEI Manager At Facebook Sentenced For $5 Million Fraud
A former diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) manager at Facebook and Nike will serve 63 months in prison and three years of supervised release as part of his sentencing for more than $5 million in wire fraud, federal prosecutors announced Monday. Barbara Farlow Smiles, 38, of Marietta, Georgia, reportedly ran an “elaborate scheme involving fraudulent […]
Jim Simons, billionaire hedge fund manager, philanthropist, dies at 86
Jim Simmons, a mathematics professor who became one of the most successful hedge fund managers in history, died Friday at the age of 86, according to his foundation. Simmons, a prolific philanthropist who donated more than $1 billion to Stony Brook University, died Friday in New York City, the Simmons Foundation announced on its website. […]
Longtime Broadway stage manager Thomas J. Gates fatally hit by NJ Transit train: ‘We are devastated ‘
A beloved Broadway stage director was killed Wednesday morning when he was struck by a New Jersey Transit train bound for New York during rush hour. Thomas J. Gates, the production director of the Tony Award-nominated musical “Illinois,” died at 9:12 a.m. near the South Orange, New Jersey, train station, according to reports. northjersey.com. He […]
California Subway manager, Monique Larios, attacked by customer, George Sandoval, over extra ham
He wanted a knuckle sandwich. A Subway customer refused to put extra meat in his sandwich and violently assaulted a group of employees, forcing the store’s manager to fire him due to the risk of permanent injury. General Manager Monique Larios was at the Madera, California store on May 1 after an employee got into […]
Sharks general manager doesn’t shy away from who first pick will be after winning NHL Draft Lottery
The San Jose Sharks will have the No. 1 overall pick in the summer, but it’s not really a secret who they pick. The Sharks had the best odds to win the No. 1 pick after a 19-54-9 season. In fact, the lottery was chalked from 1 to 16. San Jose currently owns the rights […]
Padres manager tired of pitchers throwing at Fernando Tatis Jr.’s head
The Padres had had enough with everyone throwing this close to Fernando Tatis Jr.’s head. Tatis has a .245 batting average and a .775 OPS, but Padres manager Mike Shildt noted that Tatis “pitches too much.” “That’s enough. That’s really all there is to it,” Shildt said Friday. According to USA Today. “If you want […]